List of languages of the North Sea

The Germanic languages in Europe      Dutch (Low Franconian, West Germanic)      Low German (West Germanic)      Central German (High German, West Germanic)      Upper German (High German, West Germanic)      Anglic (Anglo-Frisian, West Germanic)      Frisian (Anglo-Frisian, West Germanic)      East Scandinavian      West Scandinavian      Line dividing the North and West Germanic languages.

This is a list of the languages spoken on the shores of the North Sea. All are Germanic.

North Germanic languages

Main article North Germanic languages

• Danish language
  • Jutlandish
• Norwegian language

Anglo-Frisian languages

Main article Anglo-Frisian languages

• English language
  • English English
  • Estuary English
  • Highland English
  • Norfolk dialect
  • Scottish English
  • Yorkshire dialect and accent
• Frisian languages
  • North Frisian language
  • West Frisian language
• Scots language
  • Doric
  • Northern Scots
  • Orcadian dialect
  • Shetlandic

High German languages

Main Article High German languages

• Standard German
• Yiddish

Low Franconian languages

Main article Low Franconian languages

• Dutch language
  • Brabantian
  • Hollandic
  • Zeelandic
  • West Flemish

Low German

• Low German

Extinct languages

This is the approximate extent of Old Norse and related languages in the early 10th century around the North Sea. The red area is the distribution of the dialect Old West Norse; the orange area is the spread of the dialect Old East Norse. The pink area is Old Gutnish and the green area is the extent of the other Germanic languages with which Old Norse still retained some mutual intelligibility

The following languages are either extinct, or no longer used on the North Sea coast

• Old Norse (North Germanic)
  • Norn language
• Pictish language (Celtic)
• Scottish Gaelic language (Celtic)